Detailed comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III and Leica Q2. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - compact | Digital camera - 4K - compact |
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| Lens Included | Carl Zeiss | Leica |
| Height | 5.81 cm | 8 cm |
| Width | 10.16 cm | 13 cm |
| Depth | 4.1 cm | 9.19 cm |
| Weight | 263 g | 652 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 652 g Camera with battery: 734 g |
| Body Material | Aluminium | Magnesium alloy |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Anodized black |
| Protection | - | Weatherproof, dust-resistant, rainproof, IP52 |
| Digital Zoom | 11x | 2.7x |
| Optical Zoom | 2.9x | - |
| SENSOR | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20.1 Megapixel | 47.3 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor R CMOS | - |
| Total Pixels | 20,900,000 pixels | 50,400,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 20,100,000 pixels | 47,300,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1.0" | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 50 fps | 24 fps |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) | Optical |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | Maestro II |
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| LENS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Type | Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 2.9x zoom - 8.8 - 25.7 mm - f/1.8-2.8 Vario-Sonnar T* | Leica wide-angle lens 28 f/1.7 Summilux ASPH. |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 24 - 70mm | - |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | - | 30 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | - | 17cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive | - |
| Lens Construction | 9 groups / 10 elements | 11 groups / 9 elements |
| Filter Size | - | 49 mm |
| Features | Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, built-in neutral density filter, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, Direct Manual Focus (DMF) | Aspherical lens, aperture setting in 1/3 steps |
| FOCUSING | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 25 | 225 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF |
| Face Detection | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter | Face Detection AF/AE |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.39" | - |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 1,440,000 pixels | 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3) |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.59x | 0.76x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | -4 to +3 |
| Image Aspect Ratio | - | 4:3 |
| Features | Viewfinder brightness control, auto eye sensor | Auto eye sensor |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 50000 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800) | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 12500, ISO 25000, ISO auto (200-50000), ISO 50000 |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Dynamic Range Bracketing | - |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, high sensitivity, handheld twilight, gourmet, anti-motion blur | Landscape, portrait mode, night portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, candle, beach, snow, miniature effect, digiscoping |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene | Vivid, natural, monochrome, High contrast monochrome, Standard |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) | Cloudy, daylight, halogen, shade, electronic flash, 2000K - 11500K |
| Shutter Type | - | Mechanical, electronic |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec | 1/40000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 60 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps | 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | - | 1/500 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | - |
| DISPLAY | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,228,800 pixels | 1,040,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Built-in |
| Display Features | Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology | - |
| FLASH | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | - |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode | - |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing | - |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.4 m - 10.2 m: ISO auto (wide lens) 0.4 m - 6.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens) 20.4 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens) 13 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens) |
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| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Video Recording Modes | FH, FX, PS | - |
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| Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S | H.264 |
| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | AAC |
| Surround Sound | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording | - |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control |
| MEMORY | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | 5472 x 3648 3888 x 2592 2736 x 1824 4864 x 3648 3648 x 2736 2592 x 1944 640 x 480 5472 x 3080 3648 x 2056 2720 x 1528 3648 x 3648 2544 x 2544 1920 x 1920 |
DNG (RAW) 8368 x 5584 JPEG 8368 x 5584 JPEG 6000 x 4000 JPEG 4271 x 2848 JPEG 6704 x 4472 JPEG 4800 x 3200 JPEG 3424 x 2288 JPEG 4688 x 3128 JPEG 3360 x 2240 JPEG 2400 x 1600 JPEG 3136 x 2096 JPEG 2240 x 1496 JPEG 1600 x 1072 |
| Video Capture | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S - 1280 x 720 - 100 fps - 50Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps |
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 24 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion | Leica BP-SCL4 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included) | Leica BP-SCL4 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 320 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 2.67 hours (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 230 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 1.92 hours (EVF on) Video recording - 1.42 hours (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 1.5 hours (EVF on) |
Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF off) |
| CONNECTIONS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server |
| Tripod Mount Connection Point | - | 1/4" socket |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) |
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| FEATURES | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 2sec, 12sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 10 frames per second, 2.9 frames per second | 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Dual Stream Encoding, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing | Built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, firmware upgradable |
| OTHERS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III | Leica Q2 |
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| Included Accessories | Carrying case, AC power adaptor, wrist strap, camera grip, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter | Carrying strap, lens hood, battery charger, lens cap, hot shoe cover |
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| Software | Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 | Leica FOTOS App |
| Max Operating Temperature | - | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | - | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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